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Tuesday, 1 September 2015

August Reflections

August is the only month that I've never known how to spell in French. This is because I was never at school in
August. August is a month of disruptions; people on annual leave, meetings cancelled, a month with no routine. How apt, therefore, that my
blog took on a different look. I hope you enjoyed meeting some of my writing
friends. I told you Leicester was an interesting place to live.

I’ve been keeping busy while I’ve been away from my blog. I drove up to Manchester for a family visit. I’m getting braver at
driving… a little braver anyway.It’s
always a fun, action packed time in Manchester. I was proud to see Son
practicing for his first ever 5K run to raise money for Junior Diabetes
Research, JDRF. As I’ve mentioned before, my five-year-old grandson has
Type 1 Diabetes and it’s a 24 hour-a-day/7 day-a-week worry for them all.

The highlight of my month was a trip to London. We went to
see Gypsy at The Savoy Theatre. It was a belated birthday present from
Daughter; a fabulous day and an impossible-to-beat present.

I love The Savoy Theatre. If you’ve never been then you must
visit it next time you’re in London. It is on Savoy Court next to the Savoy Hotel entrance
with its top-hatted doormen and strange little street which must be accessed
by driving on the right hand side of the road (the only such street in the UK
apparently, an anachronism, something to do with carriages and ladies
alighting.) When you go into the theatre you have to go down the stairs even if
you’re up in the Circle. There are red velvet curtains and triangular
art nouveau lighting. It’s small enough for you to never be too far away from
the action, and what action it was! Imelda Staunton as Gypsy Rose Lee’s mother!
She made the hairs stand up on my neck.

And now it’s September, a month of new beginnings. Of course,
I no longer have the trepidation of a new school term but I have enrolled on a
new course. It’s a poetry writing course so expect to see lots of poetic blogs
over the next year. September is also the month when we welcome in the Jewish new
year of 5776 with lots of apple and honey but more of that in another post...

If anyone would like to donate to the Junior Diabetes Charity, JDRF, this is my son's Just Giving Page. He was, until recently, a self-confessed 'couch potato'. With an apology for repeating myself, I'm so proud of how hard he is training for this.

10 comments:

The trip to The Savoy sounds great. I believe that the "turning circle" on the roundabout at Savoy Court is 25 feet. This was for coaches and still is required for all London Taxis! Here comes autumn with a vengeance-looking forward to an autumn type blog maybe. Petra.

I bet the Savoy was stunning and to see Imelda Staunton - wow. Very nice treat. Glad you enjoyed family and friends. And it sounds like your grandson is doing well - more power to him. Keep driving and I look forward to September poems (about driving??)

I'd love to see that show I bet it was brilliant. Well done to your son I can only imagine how hard it is to train when you've not done a run before. I couldn't run to save my life. Good luck with your poetry. I'm thinking of joining a creative writing group in the local library but I'm scared I won't be able to do anything I'm asked of. I know sounds childish but what if I can't think of anything to write about?

It was brilliant, Anne, and you must go to that creative writing class. Just being there will give you inspiration and I guarantee you will never sit there with no ideas of what to write. Let me know how you get on.

Rosalind Adam

I am a writer, committed worrier and nostalgia obsessive with a fascination for all things historical. I am currently enjoying a return to education, studying for an MA in Creative Writing at Leicester University. Please scroll down to see my books...

The Children's Book of Richard III

This is my latest book, illustrated by Alice Povey. Click on the picture to buy a copy or go to Amazon.

Children's History of Leicester

A Children's History of Leicester published by Hometown World Publishers, 2011

Bathtime Rap

Bathtime Rap is a fun children's picture book published by Franklin Watts, 2008.

Heritage Funded Projects

I was lead facilitator on the following two Heritage Lottery funded projects:

Leicester Jewish Voices

In 2009 I coordinated a memories project looking at the Leicester Jewish Community during the 1950s and 60s. You can see the website by clicking on the picture.

Local Cemetery Project

I coordinated the cataloguing of the Jewish section of Leicester Gilroes to provide a genealogical search facility. Subsequent research of a number of the headstones enabled us to record 'The Lives Behind the Stones'. 2014/15